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commentr/StutterMay 9, 2022
20 points

For me, this tactic 'worked' for 25+ years.I learned this through fear and embarrassment because I had adult family members who would make fun of me... "Ju-Ju-Ju- just g-g-g-et it out stu-stu-stu-stup...

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postr/StutterMay 8, 2022
14 points

I already miss online classes because I can't answer questions as much as I'd like to (:

I already miss online classes because I can't answer questions as much as I'd like to (: My school has gone back to in person. I know the answer to almost all the questions that comes up but I don't w...

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commentr/StutterMay 8, 2022
1 points

Get a job in retail. You'll be tested every day frequently with customer who need help in various ways, and eventually you won't even feel stressed talking to people. Although, this is my personap o...

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commentr/StutterMay 8, 2022
3 points

>I Identify as someone who primarily stutters/stammers > > > >Covertly - I intentionally conceal physical behaviours during times of stuttering/stammering and can pass as fluent...

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commentr/StutterMay 8, 2022
8 points

I hear you. I’m 48. Have had many days where I have felt defeated by stammering, living my life on stammerings terms… I reached our for support in the guise of counselling about 25 years ago to proce...

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commentr/StutterMay 8, 2022
2 points

I know life Is even harder with stuttering but Yea I don't think you should stop talking people and do stuff just know you not the only person that going thru hard time but you need your driver licens...

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commentr/StutterMay 8, 2022
2 points

but in my case , when i read a book or practice my speech by myself i barely stutter but when im infront of the entire class is when i start to get nervous and stutter . I think this is mainly because...

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commentr/StutterMay 8, 2022
1 points

Im actually surprised about this comment, but I've come to a realization that stuttering and speech blocks differs from one to another , I can barely utter a word during phone calls and struggle a lot...

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commentr/StutterMay 8, 2022
1 points

I have the same problem but what i do when i feel like im annoying others is that i just stop talking, when i ask why i just say: "nevermind it isn't interresting story" or something like that...

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commentr/StutterMay 8, 2022
2 points

I’m 27 as well, and am a current supervisor in my department. For my small department, supervisors answer only to our director, other directors within the company over other departments, and the state...

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commentr/StutterMay 8, 2022
1 points

There are c-suite execs out there with stutters. I will say that a lot of stuttering therapy is quite poor as they don't truly understand the issue or how to help. Most focus on fluency or control and...

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commentr/StutterMay 7, 2022
1 points

Database engineer. Zoom meetings make my stutter worse, but the quality of life of WFH makes it better. Trying to start my own company....

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postr/StutterMay 7, 2022
6 points

High achieving white collar technical worker with stutter, feels like management or leadership is out of reach

High achieving white collar technical worker with stutter, feels like management or leadership is out of reach 27 year old. Six figure salary, two engineering degrees, PE licensure, and MBA. Working a...

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commentr/StutterMay 7, 2022
4 points

It was 100% the same for me, but I flipped it around this year. The anxiety that comes from you being anxious about stuttering causes you to stutter, which causes you to be anxious etc etc death spira...

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commentr/StutterMay 7, 2022
5 points

Get out of your head! I have 1 presentation with 60 attendees and 9 training sessions that I will give next week. You can do this!!!! What helps me is I first disclose my stutter and then I ROCK IT ...

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commentr/StutterMay 7, 2022
1 points

Yes. The speech therapy that I received as a child was trash. It was mostly about enunciation. It did nothing about blocks. I eventually went to speech therapy as an adult and it had been life changi...

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commentr/StutterMay 7, 2022
1 points

PhD in Education (2016). I was especially terrified of the whole concept of comps and oral defense… But I found that my openness about stuttering on the very first day was probably the best thing I ev...

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postr/StutterMay 6, 2022
4 points

Meeting my girlfriends parents.

Meeting my girlfriends parents. I have had a stutter basically my whole life, I am 15 now and have had it since I was 4. I got rid of it a couple times using speech therapy, but that only lasted about...

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commentr/StutterMay 5, 2022
2 points

No, I have not told them about my stutter. I have only recently discovered the great Stutter With Confidence podcast and I am still quite scared of disclosing my stuttering. To be honest I have no ide...

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postr/StutterMay 4, 2022
113 points

Just Got a Job In Investment Banking Despite My Stutter

Just Got a Job In Investment Banking Despite My Stutter Hi everyone, I wanted to share the positive news and also encourage you that you can achieve so much even with stuttering (for those not in Fin...

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